DISGRACELAND

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Bonus Episode: We Are Starting Our Own Rock ‘n’’ Roll Hall of Fame

The Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame 2026 inductees were announced, and guess what? You’re pissed! So we are starting our own Hall of Fame. Plus, we are hearing from you through your voicemails, texts, and emails about Tom Waits, Patti Smith, and, of course, this week’s subject, Grace ... Show more

. 39min 48sec

Grace Jones: True Crime Magnet. Eighties Icon.

Grace Jones was one of the era-defining multihyphenates of the 1980s, an icon of the music, fashion, and movie worlds. From Jamaica to Studio 54, she broke down barriers and smashed glass ceilings at every turn – but she was also a magnet for true crime in the process. She was ar ... Show more

. 38min 44sec

Taylor Swift: Interstate Stalking, Vanishing Masters, and Love Letters Gone Wrong

Taylor Swift has a list of stalkers longer than her stadium tour setlists. One drove over 900 miles to hand-deliver his “love” letters to her then-record-label, Big Machine Records. Others have showed up to her homes bearing rope, lock picks, and tools to break her windows. The t ... Show more

. 41min 11sec

Bonus Episode: A Big Announcement, The True Crime and Grime of the Chelsea Hotel, and More

Disgos, we’ve got some big news—and you’re hearing it first. Also, Patti Smith has us asking (and answering), which movies about the Chelsea Hotel are worth watching, plus your voicemails, texts, DMs and more on the greatest music memoirs. For more great stories, check out our ar ... Show more

. 38min 13sec

Patti Smith: How True Crime Helped The “Godmother of Punk” Survive

The Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping, Helter Skelter, the .44 Caliber Killers, the crime and grime of 70s New York; Central Park, the Chelsea Hotel, 42nd St., rape, murder, and the influence of junkie poets, and thieving novelists, all of it compelled Patti Smith to create music “for th ... Show more

. 57min 3sec